Ayesha Kiani is the Chief Operating Officer of Monarq Asset Management, having previously held the same role at LedgerPrime. She also serves as a Faculty Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, where she focuses on teaching and researching in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology. Previously, Ayesha was a Managing Director at Republic Crypto, where she led various business development initiatives like regulated token sales and Republic’s Security Token presale. Prior to that, she was an integral early employee of Consensys, contributing to SingularDTV. Beyond her corporate and academic contributions, Ayesha is an Investor Board Member at Ventures for America and a Venture Partner at NextGen Ventures. An alumnus of NYU Law, she began her career at Skadden Arps.